Rhodiola rosea (commonly golden root, rose root, roseroot, Aaron's rod, Arctic root, king's crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It grows naturally in wild Arctic regions of Europe (including Britain), Asia, and North America (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec; Alaska, Maine, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont), and can be propagated as a groundcover.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Roseroot being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhodiola integrifolia
- Euphorbia myrsinites — considered toxic
- Hylotelephium anacampseros
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Saxifragales
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Rhodiola
- Species
- Rhodiola rosea
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